This document defines and discusses different types of reports. It begins by defining a report as a document containing organized information in narrative, graphic, or tabular form that is prepared periodically or as needed. Reports can refer to specific topics, events, or subjects and be presented orally or in writing. The document then lists characteristics of a good report such as precision, accuracy, relevance, and clarity. It proceeds to describe eight common types of reports: statutory reports required by law; voluntary reports for internal management; analytical reports containing detailed analysis; informational reports presenting facts without opinions; research reports summarizing research findings; popular reports for general audiences; administrative reports for different management levels; and technical/academic reports written for coursework.

1. REPORT
BY-
AISHWARYA JAISWAL

2. WHAT IS REPORT?
A document containing information
organized in a narrative graphic,
or tabular form, prepared on ad hoc
periodic, recurring, regular, or
as required basis.

3. Contd…
Reports may refer to
specific periods, events,
occurrences, or subjects, and
may be communicated or
presented in oral or written
form.

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD REPORT
• Precision
• Accuracy of Facts
• Relevancy
• Reader-Oriented
• Simple Language
• Conciseness
• Grammatical accuracy
• Unbiased Recommendations
• Clarity
• Attractive Presentation

5. Types of Reports
1.Statutory Reports-
• Are the ones required by law.
• Depending on the country or state, such reports
are filed monthly, trimestrial or annually and
not filing them can bring about legal notices and
fines.

6. 2.Voluntary or non-
statutory Reports-
• Are usually internal reports required by
the management.
• They are not required by law, but most
companies chose to keep them nonetheless.
• This is because they are usually relevant to
the company’s well-being.

7. 3.Analytical Reports-
• Are the ones containing analytical information,
in a narrative form.
• They offer complete and detailed information
on a subject to the one requesting the report.
Also, this type of report allows the person
making it to give detailed explanations and
opinions on a subject.
• They are usually made by specialized workers
and requested by managers.

8. 4.Informational Reports-
• These are reports presenting facts or information
without any explanations or opinions from the
person creating them.
• They are usually created from a large data pool
and have a day to day nature.
• They can be requested by specific departments of
by managers.
• Most of the time nowadays they are automatically
generated reports, following predetermined
templates.

9. 5.Research Reports-
• These are based on research conducted by an
external or internal team.
• They summarize the research for people with a
medium or low level of subject understanding.
• They are created after the research has ended
and they include conclusions, suggestions and
other subjective information coming from the
creators of the research.
• Usually, such reports are requested by higher
ranking managers and CEOs and they are made
by the developing teams of the company.

10. 6. Popular Report-
• These reports are generally meant for the
general public or laymen who need the
information for a specific purpose.
• Reports presented by the Reserve Bank of
India on the nature of Indian economy ,etc.,
are the example of such reports.
• The format of these reports is a little bit
different from that of the format of other
reports.

11. 7. Administrative Report-
• These reports are the business reports and
submitted to any level of management.
• The format of such reports depend upon the
nature of the problem for which the report is
meant.
• These reports are generally precise and
provide information regarding the problem.

12. 8. The Technical/Academic
Report-
• A written report is written by an expert in a
field of study and the validity of the study is
evaluated by another expert who belongs to the
same field.
• These are the reports written for an academic
course and are submitted to fulfill a
degree/diploma certificate.
• Theoretical ideas are presented in more details.
• These report are very narrative and, thus
describe the matter very clearly and also
required information quickly when required

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